Air fryer hard boiled eggs are easy to do! We will show you 3 different ways to get the perfect yolks for you. A great snack or protein packed breakfast.
Who doesn’t love air fryer hard boiled eggs?? We have the trick to making them easy to peel and perfect in the inside. After you try these check out our other air fryer recipes too. (originally published 3/19, affiliate links present)
Hard Boiled Eggs Ninja Foodi
These babies are so versatile. They’re great in potato salad, a high protein snack, and/or a great breakfast too. You can make them in your Foodi or other brand.
Yes, you can make Instant Pot hard boiled eggs or throw them in some boiling water. BUT if you’re obsessed with your hot air machine too you’ve gotta’ try this.
Air Fry an Egg
How to Make Air Fryer Boiled Eggs
Nowadays we have been making more of these than ever. Why? Well we have 13 chickens who are now laying eggs! That is SO fun for the kids and I will tell you that fresh eggs are like no others.
With an incredible taste, high in protein, and perfect in the morning or for dinner, they’re our quick go to “treats”.
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- This is the best air fryer cookbook. It’s important to know and remember how to preheat air fryer for best results.
- Here’s a printable free air fryer cooking time chart here for your fridge.
- It has temp. and times for making the best frozen foods for air fryer too.
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Air Fry Eggs Hard Boiled
You can also make hard boiled eggs in the oven. BUT if you are curious about air fried eggs, we’ve done the testing for you. You’re welcome. 😉
We will even tell you how to get them to be closer to soft boiled if that is what you prefer. In under 16 minutes you can have them perfectly done. Then just cool (if you want) and enjoy.
They are great for breakfast with a little salt and pepper but also great diced up and thrown into a tuna salad mixture or make egg salad with them.
Cooking Eggs in AirFryer
Just add them into your Ninja Foodi pressure cooker and air fryer machine. Any brand of machine will do really. Make as many as you’d like, cook time will not change.
- I’d recommend leaving them on one level on your trivet or in your air fryer basket, do not stack them.
Leaving them in one level will help eggs cook the same.
Don’t be alarmed when you lift the lid off. Your eggs may have these little brown dots on them.
Those will wash off when you stop the cooking process, and put them into an ice water bath. Then just peel and eat!
Air Fryer Soft Boiled Eggs
Test #1 – 2 eggs set temperature at 270 degrees for 10 minutes
- Shells came off easily
- Egg whites were cooked
- Yolks were runny
Next test #2 – 2 large eggs set at 270 degrees for 13 minutes
- Shells came off rather easily
- Whites were cooked
- These yolks were soft in the very center but not runny
- I would say this timing would be considered Ninja Foodi medium boiled eggs
Hard boiled eggs in air fryer
Third test – 2 eggs set at 270 for 15 minutes
- Shells were a bit harder to remove
- The Egg whites were done
- Yolks were completely cooked
Choose which one you like best and just go with that.
Ninja Foodi Hard Boiled Eggs
Here are a few questions you might have before you get started:
Yes but since the air crisp temp. doesn’t go below 300 degrees it is best to follow the pressure cooker hard boiled eggs instructions of 5-5-5.
If you want to use the air crisp function then: Leave eggs on countertop for 30 minutes, Put on air fryer rack, Set to 300 degrees for 10 minutes.
BEST results will come if you do this though: Add 1.5 cups water into your Foodi, Put room temp. eggs inside vegetable steamer basket, Set to high pressure for 5 minutes with a 5 minute natural release and then submerge in ice water so shells fall off easily.
How long does it take to hard boil eggs in an air fryer?
About 15 minutes. If you like your yolks a bit softer then set to 13. Submerge in an ice bath when done.
Can you fry an egg in the air fryer?
Well we haven’t done that per say, however air fryer egg bites are close enough and incredibly tasty!
How to make perfect hard boiled eggs
There is a printable recipe card available at the bottom of this post as well.
Time needed: 15 minutes.
Air Fryer Eggs
- Prepare eggs
Put eggs from fridge on the counter for at least 30 minutes (so they aren’t so cold)
- Cook
Add eggs into air fryer and set to 270 degrees. Cook for 15 minutes
- Cool
Immediately put them into a bowl with ice cold water. Once cooled peel your eggs, store them in a pint size storage bag in the fridge to snack on later.
Eat as is as a high protein snack or make crack chicken deviled eggs with them.
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Ninja Foodi Hard Boiled Eggs
Since this pot doesn’t go below 300 degrees F just use that temperature. You’ll want to decrease the times below by 1 minute to account for the difference.
- 14 minutes hard boiled
- 12 minutes medium hard
- 9 minutes worked well for closer to soft boiled eggs
Or you can make poached eggs this way using the pressure cook function if you have an IP or Foodi. Adding these to potato salad? You can make everything you need together following our Instant Pot potato salad instructions too.
Air Fryer Hard Boiled Eggs
Ingredients
- 6 eggs
Instructions
- Place egg into air fryer, not overlapping. ** For best results allow eggs to sit on counter for at least 10 minutes vs. straight out of the very cold fridge.
- Turn machine on, close lid, and set to 270 degrees for: 10 minutes for runny yolks, 14 minutes for yellow but soft yolks (I will say these are perfect), 15 minutes for perfect yolks that are hard but not overcooked so they turn gray
- Remove immediately and put into a bowl filled with cold water and ice cubes.
- Once cooled remove shells and enjoy.
Dice
Friday 31st of January 2020
Once I broke the egg to peel it, there was brown liquid inside and the inside of the shell was brown as if it may have been burned, were these bad eggs or is this normal? It washed off and they look fine but the brown juice inside freaked me out a little. I’m not sure if they are safe to eat or not. Thank you!
Beth
Friday 17th of January 2020
This post is so helpful and I'm glad you mentioned the brown spots that will appear as I'm sure that would have freaked me out!! Love me some hard boiled eggs!!
Carol
Tuesday 14th of January 2020
The Ninja Foodie does not go below 300*. What machine is she using.
F sethman
Friday 12th of March 2021
She wrote it the post. Decrease by 1 minute to acct for difference in temp. Hope you enjoy them!
J Santos
Monday 6th of January 2020
If I put more eggs like 11, do I add more time? I also got the ninja foodie deluxe which doesn't go below 300 in the air fryer.
Randi
Sunday 5th of January 2020
I have the ninja foodi deluxe and I’m attempting to make boiled eggs. I see it say something 270 for 15 minutes but which setting to I use? The o my way I can get it down to 270 degrees is bake/roast. Is that correct?
Samantha
Wednesday 22nd of January 2020
Alton Brown did a recipe for pressure cooker eggs. I used my Ninja Foodie pressure setting on low for 6 min. With a quick release. Cold water bath 15/20 min. They are the perfect hard boiled eggs every time and peel with ease. The time does not change with more eggs. Just make sure they're not crowded.
The Typical Mom
Sunday 5th of January 2020
Air crisp for air fryer version